9,176 ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,525
- 2016: 8,176
- 2021: 9,176
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tweed Heads · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tweed Heads
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significantly older population defines daily life in Tweed Heads, where the typical resident is 55. This makes the area far older than the national figure. With over a third of the population being seniors, the local community has a distinct age profile compared to the rest of the state.
9,176
▲ +21.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tweed Heads — higher than 87% of areas.
| Tweed Heads | 9,176 |
|---|---|
| 2485, NSW | 15,349 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tweed Heads is among the largest areas at this level with 9,176 residents. The typical person living here is 55, which is far older than the typical Australian aged 38.
55 yrs ▲ +1.9%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 36.0% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 11.0%, well below the state and national figures.
36.0% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.0% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tweed Heads, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. In terms of relationships, 12.9% of people are in a de facto partnership, slightly above the national figure of 11.5%.
3.0% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tweed Heads, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tweed Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14002/tweed-heads/topic/demographics-identity